In this episode, the gang talks about reporting how the $10 million deal came together between Gainesville and the Northeast Georgia Health System for a 6.8 acre piece of property in midtown.

Did Northside Hospital’s inroads into Hall County spur the deal? What sort of development will go into that lot? And what strings are now attached to the property because of the sale?

The deal was approved by the Gainesville City Council in a surprise vote this October. Reporter Megan Reed has been digging since then into communication between the city and the health system to find out just how the deal was made.

Through multiple interviews and open records requests, Megan got the details behind the deal that both city and hospital officials say will help shape the future of midtown.

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